By Madeleine Lowe, other
The dates for High Holidays this year are:
Selichot: Saturday, September 24
Rosh Hashanah: Begins the evening of Wednesday, September 28 through Friday, September 30
Kol Nidre: Friday, October 7
Yom Kippur: Saturday, October 8
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CONSERVATIVE
Congregation Beth Shalom
Held at 6800 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115
Contact Marjie Cogan at 206-524-0075, marjiecogan@bethshalomseattle.org or www.bethshalomseattle.org
Selichot:
9:15 p.m.–12 a.m.
Rosh Hashanah eve:
6:30-7:15 p.m. (Prospective member open house at 6 p.m.)
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Main Service: 8:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
Young Family Service (pre-school): 9:45–10:45 a.m.
Family Service (grades K-4): 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Children’s Programming: 11 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
Main Service: 8:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
Young Family Service (pre-school): 9:45–10:45 a.m.
Family Service (grades K-4): 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Children’s Programming: 11 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
Kol Nidre:
Main Service: 6:10–8:45 p.m.
Family Service (grades K-4): 7–8:30 p.m.
Children’s Programming: 6:45–8:45 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Main Service: 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Young Family Services (preschool): 9:45–10:45 a.m.
Family Service (grades K-4): 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Children’s Programming: 11 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
Ne’ilah: 6–7:20 p.m.
Havdalah/Maariv: 7:20–7:30 p.m.
Cost: $200 (includes all services). Discount available before September 9.
Beth Shalom is a welcoming, inclusive, and participatory community. High Holiday services and programs provide enriching experiences for all ages.
Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation
Held at Herzl-Ner Tamid, 3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island and the Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island (Rosh Hashanah day 1 and Yom Kippur only)
Contact Leslie Reibman at 206-232-8555, ext. 207 or leslie@h-nt.org, h-nt.org
Selichot:
Programming: 8:45 p.m.
Services: 11 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah eve:
6 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Herzl-Ner Tamid: 8:15 a.m.
Stroum JCC: 8:45 a.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
8:30 a.m.
Kol Nidre:
6 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Herzl-Ner Tamid: 9:40 a.m.
Stroum JCC: 10 a.m.
Yizkor:12:45 p.m.
Mincha: 5 p.m.
Ne’ilah/Maariv: 6:10 p.m.
Havdalah and Final Tekiah: 7:19 p.m.
Cost: $100 per person per holiday, or $180 for both holidays for adults, $36 per child (ages 13-23) for both holidays
Herzl-Ner Tamid offers both traditional participatory services at their main sanctuary and a smaller, more intimate experience with lots of ruach at the SJCC, along with terrific children’s programming, including their exciting new young family experience co-sponsored by the Stroum JCC and PJ Library.
MEDITATIVE/RECONSTRUCTIONIST/RENEWAL
Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue
Held at Unity of Bellevue, 16330 NE 4th Street, Bellevue
Contact Shellie Oakley at 206-527-9399 or info@betalef.org, www.betalef.org
Selichot:
“Opening to Forgiveness”: 8–10 p.m. (No ticket needed)
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1: 10:30 a.m., followed by community potluck lunch, open to all
Kol Nidre: 7 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Letting Go Into the One We Are: 10:30 a.m.
L’Chaim (12-Step) Meeting: 1:45 p.m.
Family Service: 1:45 p.m.
Healing Meditation: 2:45 p.m.
Yizkor/Memorial Service: 4:45 p.m.
Ne’ilah/Concluding Service: 6 p.m.
Break-Fast: 7 p.m.
Cost: Adults: all services $200; single service $70. No one turned away if unable to pay full amount.
Using traditional liturgy and melodies as a foundation, plus meditation and Kabbalah, Rabbi Olivier BenHaim leads congregants to new relevance and meaning of the High Holidays.
Congregation Eitz Or
Held at University Unitarian Church, 6556 35th Ave. NE, Seattle
Contact Ellen Jablow at 206-467-2617 or info@eitzor.org, www.eitzor.org
Selichot: check www.eitzor.org
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7–9:30 p.m. (Registration from 6:15 p.m.)
Rosh Hashanah day:
Main Service: 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Vegetarian Potluck Lunch: 1–2 p.m.
Tashlich at Green Lake behind Bathhouse Theatre: 4–5:30 p.m.
Kol Nidre: 6:30–9 p.m. (Registration from 5:45 p.m.)
Yom Kippur:
Main Service: 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Healing/Yizkor/Ne’ilah/Havdalah: 3:30–6:30 p.m.
Vegetarian Potluck Break-Fast: 7–8:30 p.m.
Cost: Non-nembers per service: Adult $80-$120; youth (11-18) $18–$24; low-income: $15–$30.
Cost: Members: Adult single service: $50; adult all services $130; youth single service, $15; youth all services $50; low-income single service: $15–$30.
High Holy Day services at Seattle’s Jewish Renewal synagogue offer a deeply spiritual, holistic approach for progressive Jews.
Kadima Reconstructionist Community
Held at Prospect Church, 1919 E Prospect St., Seattle
Contact Kathy Gallagher at 206-547-3914 or office@kadima.org, www.kadima.org
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Main Service: 10 a.m.
Children’s Programming: 10–11 a.m.
Kol Nidre: 7 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Main Service: 10 a.m.
Children’s Programming: 10–11 a.m.
Yizkor: 5 p.m.
Ne’ilah: 6 p.m.
Break-Fast 7 p.m.
Cost: Free
Community-led, interactive services. Kadima’s machzor includes traditional prayers and modern poetic interpretations. Inaugural High Holidays with Kadima’s Women’s Torah.
ORTHODOX
BCMH Capitol Hill Minyan
Held at 1501 17th Ave., Seattle (blue awning, West side of building)
Contact Rabbi Ben Aaronson at 206-659-SHUL (7485) or capitolhillminyan@gmail.com,
www.capitolhillminyan.com
Selichot: 11 p.m. (BCMH Seward Park Campus)
Rosh Hashanah eve: 6:45 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Service: 8:30 a.m.
Sermon: 11 a.m.
Shofar: 11:15 a.m.
Mincha: 6:25 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
Service: 8:30 a.m.
Sermon: 11 a.m.
Shofar: 11:15 a.m.
Mincha: 6:30 p.m.
Kol Nidre: 6:20 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Service: 8:30 a.m.
Sermon: 11:15 a.m.
Yizkor: 11:30 a.m.
Mincha: 5:05 p.m.
Break-Fast: 7:30 p.m.
The Capitol Hill Minyan offers traditional Orthodox services and a warm environment in the center of Seattle.
Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath Congregation (BCMH)
Held at 5145 S Morgan St., Seattle
Contact Dee Wilson at 206-721-0970 or office@bcmhseattle.org, www.bcmhseattle.org
Selichot: 11 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah eve:
Candle Lighting: 6:37 p.m.
Mincha: 6:45 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Shacharis: 7:45 a.m.
Torah Reading : 9:40 a.m.
Sermon: 10:15 a.m.
Shofar Blowing: 10:40 a.m.
Musaf: 11 a.m.
Mincha: 6:25 p.m. (Followed by Tashlich)
Candle Lighting for second day: 7:38 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
Shacharis: 7:45 a.m.
Torah Reading : 9:40 a.m.
Sermon: 10:15 a.m.
Shofar Blowing: 10:40 a.m.
Musaf : 11 a.m.
Mincha: 6:30 p.m.
Candle Lighting for Shabbos Shuva: 6:33 p.m.
Kol Nidre: 6:20 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Shacharis: 8 a.m.
Torah Reading : 10:45 a.m.
Sermon: 11:30 p.m.
Yizkor: 12 p.m.
Musaf: 12:15 p.m.
Mincha: 5:05 p.m.
Ne’ilah: 6:15 p.m.
Fast Concludes: 7:20 p.m.
Cost for services: Non-member adult $225; non-member children (Age 13-17) $50; non-member student: $75
Chabad House
Held at 4541 19th Ave. NE, Seattle
Contact Rabbi Yechezkel Rapoport or Rabbi Elie Estrin at 206-387-3919 or 206-523-1359 or rabbi@evreyinseattle.org or chabaduw@earthlink.net, www.JewishUW.com, www.evreyinseattle.org
Rosh Hashanah eve:
Mincha/Maariv: 6:30 p.m., followed by light meal
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Shacharis: 10 a.m., followed by kiddush lunch and mincha and tashlich
Maariv: 7:38 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
Shacharis: 10 a.m., followed by kiddush lunch and mincha
Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv: 6:33 p.m.
Shabbat ha’Gadol:
Shacharis: 10 a.m. (Followed by kiddush lunch and mincha)
Kol Nidre: Mincha/Kol Nidre/Maariv: 6:19 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Shacharis: 9 a.m.
Mincha/Ne’ilah/Maariv: 5 p.m. (Followed by break-fast)
Cost: Free
Classic traditional services with plenty of songs, spirit, speed and explanations/instructions in English and Russian.
Chabad of the Central Cascades
Held at 24121 SE Black Nugget Rd., Issaquah
Contact www.chabadissaquah.com, 425-427-1654, or info@chabadissaquah.com
Rosh Hashanah eve:
Evening Services: 6:30 p.m.
Candle Lighting: 6:36 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Morning Services: 9:30 a.m.
Shofar Sounding: 11:30 a.m.
Tashlich Service: 6:30 p.m.
Evening Services: 7:30 p.m.
Light Candles after: 7:38 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
Morning Services: 9:30 a.m.
Shofar Sounding: 11:30 a.m.
Light Candles before: 6:32 p.m.
Evening Services: 7:30 p.m.
Kol Nidre:
Candle Lighting: 6:18 p.m.
Fast Begins at: 6:36 p.m.
Kol Nidre Services: 6:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Morning Services: 9:30 a.m.
Yizkor Memorial Service: 12 p.m.
Afternoon Service: 5:30 p.m.
Ne’ilah Closing Service: 6:30 p.m.
Fast ends at: 7:20 p.m.
Followed by light dinner by Seth and Sandy Basker
Cost: Free. Advance reservations suggested.
Congregation Ezra Bessaroth
Held at Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, 5217 S Brandon St., Seattle
Contact 206-722-5500 or office@ezrabessaroth.net
Rosh Hashanah eve:
Mincha: 6 p.m. (Followed by Arvit)
Candle Lighting: 6:37 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Shacharit: 8 a.m.
Sermon/Shofar: 10:30 a.m.
Mincha/Tashlich: 6 p.m. (Followed by Arvit)
Candle Lighting: 7:39 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
Shacharit: 8 a.m.
Sermon/Shofar: 10:30 a.m.
Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 6 p.m.
Candle Lighting: 6:33 p.m.
Kol Nidre:
Mincha/Hatarat Nedarim: 2:30 p.m.
Kol Nidre: 6 p.m. (Followed by Arvit)
Candle Lighting: 6:19 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Shacharit: 8 a.m.
Sermon: 12 p.m.
President’s Message: 5 p.m.
Ne’ilah 6 p.m. (Followed by Arvit)
Fast Ends: 7:21 p.m.
Cost: Visiting adult relatives of EB members: $100 adults, $30 for under 18. Non-members $200 per seat. This price allows you to attend one or all of the 5772 holiday services.
Congregation Shaarei Tefilah–Lubavitch
Held at 6250 43rd Ave. NE, Seattle
Contact 206-527-1411 or info@chabadofseattle.org.
Rosh Hashanah eve:
Shacharis/Hataros Nedarim: 7 a.m.
Mincha/Maariv: 6:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Shacharis: 9 a.m.
Mincha: 5:30 p.m., followed by Tashlich
Maariv: 7:38 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
Shacharis: 9 a.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat/Mincha/Maariv: 6:33 pm
Shabbat ha’Gadol:
Shacharis: 9 a.m.
Mincha: 6 p.m., followed by Rabbi Levitin’s Shabbos ha’Hagol Drasha.
Kol Nidre:
Mincha: 3:45 p.m.
Kol Nidre/Maariv: 6:19 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Shacharis: 9 a.m.
Mincha/Ne’ilah/Maariv: 5 p.m.
Congregation Shevet Achim
Held at Northwest Yeshiva High School, 5017 90th Ave. SE, Mercer Island
Contact Greg Berretta at 206-275-1539 or info@shevetachim.com, www.shevetachim.com
Selichot: 11 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah eve: 6:45 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Shacharit: 8:30 a.m.
Sounding of Shofar: 10:45 a.m.
Mincha, followed by Tashlich: 6:25 p.m.
Maariv: 7:40 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
Shacharit: 8:30 a.m.
Sounding of Shofar: 10:45 a.m.
Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat Shuvah: 6:30 p.m.
Kol Nidre:
Selichot Services: 6:30 a.m.
Shacharit: 7 a.m.
Mincha: 3 p.m.
Kol Nidre/Maariv: 6:25 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Shacharit: 8:30 a.m.
Yizkor: 11:30 a.m.
Mincha/Ne’ilah/Maariv: 4:45 p.m.
Cost: No tickets required, non-member contributions appreciated
Traditional Orthodox services led by Rabbi Yechezkel Kornfeld and Cantor Ari Goldwag from Israel.
Eastside Torah Center – Chabad
Held at 1837 156th Ave. NE, Top Floor, Bellevue
Contact Rabbi Mordechai Farkash at 425-957-7860, eastsidechabad@gmail.com or www.chabadbellevue.org
Rosh Hashanah eve: 6:45 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Shacharit: 9:30 a.m.
Shofar: 11:30 a.m.
Mincha followed by Tashlich: 6:15 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
Shacharit: 9:30 a.m.
Shofar: 11:30 a.m.
Mincha followed by Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:45 p.m.
Yom Kippur eve:
Mincha: 3 p.m.
Kol Nidre: 6:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Shacharit: 9:30 a.m.
Yizkor: 11:30 a.m.
Mincha: 5 p.m.
Fast Ends: 7:19 p.m.
Cost: No charge, everyone is welcome
Traditional and contemporary services. Multi-lingual prayer book.
Emanuel Congregation
Held at 3412 NE 65th St., Seattle
Contact Jay Wang at 206-633-1762 or wangjay@aol.com, emanuelcongregation.org
Selichot: 10:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1: 9:30 a.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2: 9:30 a.m.
Kol Nidre: 6 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
9:30 a.m. (Includes Yizkor. Ends with Havdalah after sundown.)
Cost: Free
Services follow Ashkenazic Orthodox liturgy led by Chazan Boaz Pnini. As they are a partnership congregation, woman participate in services.
Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation
Held at 6500 52nd Ave. S, Seattle.
Contact Diana Black at 206-723-3028
Rosh Hashanah eve:
Selihot: 5 a.m.
Mincha/Arvit: 6:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1: 8 a.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2: 8 a.m.
Kol Nidre:
Mincha: 3:30 p.m.
Noche de Kippur Service/Kol Nidre: 6:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur: 7:30 a.m.
Cost: Free. Please call to reserve your seat.
Services are conducted in the traditional Sephardic custom in the style familiar to those of Turkish ancestry, occasionally utilizing the Ladino language in the liturgy.
West Seattle Torah Learning Center
Call for location.
Contact Rabbi David Fredman at rabbifredman@seattlekollel.org or 206-251-4063 or seattlekollel.org
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:15 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Morning prayer service, Torah reading and shofar blowing: 10:30 a.m.
Evening prayer service: 8 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
Morning prayer service, Torah reading and shofar blowing: 10:30 a.m.
Kol Nidre: 6:30 p.m.
Cost: Free, but donations welcome.
Your shofar is waiting. Festive meals to follow each of the Rosh Hashanah services (but please RSVP).
REFORM
Bet Chaverim Community Synagogue of South King County
Held at 25701 14th Pl. S, Des Moines
Contact 206-577-0403 or info@betchaverim.org, www.betchaverim.org
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1: 10 a.m. (Tashlich Service Follows)
Kol Nidre: 7:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Main Service: 10 a.m.
Healing Service: 3 p.m.
Yizkor: 4 p.m.
Concluding service: 4:45 p.m.
Cost: Suggested $50 donation per family per holiday
Friendly congregation with rabbi, cantorial soloist, and spiritually moving music welcomes non-members to its Reform Judaism services.
Congregation Kol Ami
Held at Bear Creek Methodist Church, 16530 Avondale Rd. NE, Woodinville
Contact Anthony Goldin at 425-844-1604 or admin@kolaminw.org, www.kolaminw.org
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:30 p.m. (Oneg following)
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Children’s Service: 9 a.m.
Main Service: 10:30 a.m. (child care provided — please call to register — followed by a brunch at the temple)
Kol Nidre: 7:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Children’s service: 9 a.m.
Main Service: 10:30 a.m. (child care provided)
Afternoon study and meditation programs: 1:30 p.m.
Afternoon Service: 3 p.m.
Yizkor/Ne’ilah Service: 5:15 p.m.
Break-Fast Potluck: 6:30 p.m.
Cost: Donations requested: $85 per day or night service, $285 for all four services; no donation required for under age 30 but call/email to let them know you are coming.
Rosh Hashanah services led by Rabbi David Fine. Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur services led by Rabbi Mark Glickman.
Kol HaNeshamah
Held at Seattle First Presbyterian Church, 1013 Eighth Ave., Seattle
Contact 206-935-1590 or www.kol-haneshamah.org
Rosh Hashanah eve: 6 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1: 9 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Kol Nidre: 6 p.m.–10 p.m.
Yom Kippur: 9 a.m.–7 p.m.
Cost: Free
Kol HaNeshamah attracts many unaffiliated community members, averaging about 300 people per service.
Temple Beth Or
Held at 3215 Lombard Ave., Everett
Contact Terri Schweigert at 425-259-7125 or office@templebethor.org, www.templebethor.org
Selichot: 8 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:30 pm
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Main Service: 10 a.m.
Children’s Programming: 2:30 p.m.
Tashlich: 3:45 p.m. at Everett public boat launch
Kol Nidre: 7:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Main Service: 10 a.m.
Text Study: 1 p.m.
Children’s Programming: 3 p.m.
Yizkor and Ne’ilah: 4–6:30 p.m.
Cost: $200 for all services
Only Erev Rosh Hashanah and Rosh Hashanah Day, $125
Only Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur Day, $125
They are a welcoming, participatory Reform congregation led by Rabbi Jessica Marshall. Cantorial Soloist Celia Cohen joins the temple for High Holy Day services.
Temple B’nai Torah
Held at Temple B’nai Torah, 15727 NE 4th St., Bellevue
Contact 425-603-9677
Selichot:
Jointly conducted with Temple De Hirsh Sinai
Service at Temple De Hirsh Sinai, Seattle at 8 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah eve:
Contemporary Service: 5 p.m.
Traditional Service: 8 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Traditional Service: 9 a.m.
Youth Service (1-5 grade): 9 a.m.
Teen Service (6-12 grade): 9 a.m.
Contemporary Service: 12:30 p.m.
Children’s and Family Service: 3:15 p.m.
Sha’arei Tikvah Service at TDHS, Seattle: 4 p.m.
Tashlich at Phantom Lake: 4:15 p.m.
Kol Nidre:
Contemporary Service: 5 p.m.
Traditional Service: 8 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Traditional Service: 9 a.m.
Youth Service (1-5 grade): 9 a.m.
Teen Service (6-12 grade): 9 a.m.
Contemporary Service: 12:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur Study Sessions: 1 p.m.
Children’s and Family Service: 3:15 p.m.
Mincha Service: 4 p.m.
Yizkor: 5 p.m.
Ne’ilah Concluding Service: 6 p.m.
Congregational Break-Fast: 7 p.m.
Temple De Hirsch Sinai
Held at 1441 16th Ave., Seattle and 3850 156th Ave. SE, Bellevue.
Contact Wendy Dessenberger at 206-323-8486 or wdessenberger@tdhs-nw.org, www.tdhs-nw.org
Selichot: Joint service with Temple B’nai Torah at Seattle campus: 8 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:30 p.m., both campuses
Rosh Hashanah day 1: 10 a.m., both campuses
Kol Nidre: 7:30 p.m., both campuses
Yom Kippur:
Morning Service: 10 a.m.
Yizkor and Ne’ilah: 3 p.m., both campuses
Cost: Non-member tickets available at $65 per service per person or all four services for $225/person. Family services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at 1:30 p.m. at Seattle and Bellevue campuses free and open to the public.
Temple Beth Am
Held at Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St., Seattle
Contact Kara Hardman at 206-525-0915 or temple@templebetham.org, www.templebetham.org
Selichot: 8 p.m.
Dessert: 8:30 p.m.
Havdalah followed by program: 9:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah eve: 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1: 8:30 and 11:45 a.m.
Kol Nidre: 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Main Services: 8:30 and 11:45 a.m.
Healing Service: 11:30 a.m.
Teen Service: 11:45 a.m.
Children’s Service: 2:45 p.m. (6 years and younger, no tickets needed)
Afternoon Yizkor, concluding: 3:45 p.m.
Break-Fast: 7 p.m.
Cost: Non-members $225 for all services; $65 for a single service; $60 students, all services; $30 student, single service; $90 seniors, all services; $40 seniors, single service
Temple Beth Am gathers as a community to celebrate creation, and to find renewal and redemption during this holy and inspiring season.
STUDENTS/MULTI-DENOMINATIONAL/LGBTQ/SPECIAL NEEDS/SENIORS/HUMANISTIC
Hillel Foundation at the University of Washington/Jconnect Seattle
Held at Karen Mayers Gamoran Family Center for Jewish Life, 4745 17th Ave. NE, Seattle
Contact Silver at 206-527-1997 or www.hilleluw.org/highholidays
Rosh Hashanah eve: 6:30 p.m.
Jconnect and Undergrad Dinner: 7:45 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Traditional Egalitarian Service: 9:30 a.m.
Liberal Service: 10 a.m.
Apple and honey receptions will follow each service.
Kol Nidre:
Traditional Egalitarian Service: 6:15 p.m.
Liberal Service: 7:15 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Traditional Egalitarian Service: 10 a.m.
Liberal Service: 11 a.m.
Yizkor (Memorial Service): 1 p.m.
Yom Kippur Afternoon Activities: 2:30 p.m.
Mincha (afternoon service): 5:15 p.m.
Learning: 6:15 p.m.
Ne’ilah (concluding service): 7 p.m.
Break-Fast Meal: 8 p.m.
Guests are invited to bring a shofar and join them for shofar blowing. Hillel UW offers both traditional egalitarian and liberal services led by Rabbi Oren J. Hayon, Greenstein Family Executive Director, Rabbi Jacob Fine, and Rabbi Stuart Light. All services will include opportunities for prayer, singing, study and reflection.
Cost: Reservations required. Student reservations are always free, Jconnect and community reservations are by donation.
The Kavana Cooperative
Held in Queen Anne, please contact for address
Contact Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum or Liz Thompson at info@kavana.org, kavana.org
Please contact for service times.
Rosh Hashanah eve: Services and dinner
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Full array of services, including family programming, shofar service, and Tashlich
Rosh Hashanah day 2: Services
Kol Nidre:
Memorial candle-lighting and cello: 6 p.m.
Services: 6:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Morning: Services, Family Programming, Yizkor
Afternoon: Gentle yoga, Book of Jonah study/discussion
Evening: Ne’ilah (closing) service and final shofar blast 7:19 p.m.
Cost: $180 per person for non-partners, $18 person for Kavana partners.
Deeply rooted in tradition (Hebrew liturgy) and user-friendly (with space for individual meditation, personal reflection, and community discussion). Please visit their website for specific times and more information about services, and auxiliary High Holiday programming.
Secular Jewish Circle of Puget Sound
Contact for Seattle location
Contact 206-528-1944 or info@secularjewishcircle.org, www.secularjewishcircle.org
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7-9 p.m.
Kol Nidre: 7-9 p.m.
Cost: Call or email for details.
Join Secular Jewish Circle at their non-theistic Rosh Hashanah and Kol Nidre events.
Shaarei Tikvah: Gates of Hope – A Celebration of Rosh Hashanah for People of All Abilities
Co-sponsored by Jewish Family Service, the Seattle Association for Jews with Disabilities, Temple B’nai Torah, and Temple De Hirsch Sinai
Held at Temple De Hirsch Sinai, 1441 16th Ave., Seattle
Contact Marjorie Schnyder at 206-861-3146 or familylife@jfsseattle.org, www.jfsseattle.org
Rosh Hashanah, Thurs., Sept. 29: 4–6 p.m.
Cost: Free
Non-denominational service and celebration for persons of all abilities, Kosher dietary laws observed. Advance registration encouraged.
Congregation Tikvah Chadashah
Held at a member’s home in Seattle — call for more information
Contact Jack Fackerell at 206-355-1414 or ctc@tikvahchadashah.org, www.tikvahchadashah.org
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1: 10 a.m.
Kol Nidre: 8 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Morning Service: 10:30 a.m.
Yizkor: 4:30 p.m.
Ne’ilah: 6 p.m.
Cost: Free
Congregation Tikvah Chadashah is Puget Sound’s GLBTQ Chavurah. Services are lay-led in an informal atmosphere. All are welcome.
THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON STATE
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND/KITSAP PENINSULA
Chavurat Shir Hayam
Held on Bainbridge Island, call for location
Contact Sharon at 206-842-8453
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day: 10 a.m.
Kol Nidre: 6:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur: 10 a.m.
Cost: No charge.
Rabbi Hanna Siegel will return to help lead their egalitarian, participatory High Holidays this year with the theme “Do We Have a Choice?”
Congregation Beth Hatikvah
Held at 1410 11th St., Bremerton
Contact Petra Masellas at 360-373-9844 or cbhcommunication@gmail.com, www.beth-hatikvah.org
Selichot: 8 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Main Service: 9:30 a.m. (Tashlich service and dairy potluck to follow)
Youth service: 9:30 a.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2: 9:30 a.m.
Kol Nidre: 7 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Morning Service: 9:30 a.m. (followed by Yizkor)
Afternoon Service and Ne’ilah: 4:30 p.m.
Break-Fast: 6:30 p.m. (dairy potluck)
Cost: $75 recommended donation per person for non-members
All services are led by Rabbi Sarah Newmark and cantorial soloist Emily Katcher.
Congregation Kol Shalom
Held at Congregation Kol Shalom, 9010 Miller Rd., Bainbridge Island
Contact Martha Hathaway at 206-842-9010 or admin@kolshalom.net, www.kolshalom.net
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Children’s Service: 9 a.m.
Morning Service: 10 a.m. (Tashlich immediately following)
Kol Nidre: 7 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Children’s Service: 9 a.m.
Morning Service: 10 a.m.
Study Session: 2 p.m.
Yitzkor: 5 p.m. (followed by Ne’ilah, Havdalah, and community Break-Fast)
Cost: Tickets included with membership; visiting family of members $75 per person, $150 per family; $250 per person for non-members/general public.
Services led by Rabbi Mark Glickman, Rabbi David Fine and Cantorial Soloist Laura Cannon.
Paths to Awakening
Held at Alderbrook Resort, Hood Canal
Contact Ruth Neuwald Falcon at RabbiTedFalcon@gmail.com, www.rabbitedfalcon.com
Kol Nidre: 7:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Morning worship: 10:30 a.m., break at 1 p.m.
Healing: 2 p.m., break at 3:30 p.m.
Concluding worship: 4:30 p.m.
Break-Fast: 7 p.m.
Closing session: Sun., Oct. 9, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Cost: Program fee $170 (includes break-fast meal on Saturday); Friday and Saturday accommodations (double or single occupancy) $231 in shared two-bedroom cabin or $351 for lodge room (limited space remaining).
A non-traditional, spiritually focused Yom Kippur weekend retreat with Rabbi Ted Falcon, Stephen Merritt, Marcie Howard and Jenny Heutmaker.
BELLINGHAM
Congregation Beth Israel
Held at: Leopold Ballroom, 1224 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham unless otherwise noted.
Contact Mary Somerville at 360-733-8890 or bishul@aol.com, www.bethisraelbellingham.org
Selichot:
Study session: 8 p.m.
Havdalah/Selichot at Beth Israel Synagogue, 2200 Broadway, Bellingham: 9 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Morning Service: 9:30 a.m.
Family Service: 2:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
Morning Service at Beth Israel: 9:30 a.m.
Kol Nidre: 7:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Morning Service: 9:30 a.m.
Family Service: 1:30 p.m.
Restorative Prayer and Healing Service: 3 p.m.
Afternoon Service, Yizkor and Ne’ilah: 4 p.m. (Break-Fast meal will follow)
Cost (does not apply to Selichot service): All non-member guests may purchase tickets at a cost of $180 per person (adult).
Services led by Rabbi Cindy Enger and Cantor Sharona Feller, with music from Beth Israel’s adult and youth vocal ensembles. Advance reservations required, even for complimentary tickets.
OLYMPIA
Chabad Jewish Discovery Center
Held at: The Chabad Jewish Discovery Center, 1611 Legion Way SE, Olympia (Rosh Hashanah); The Phoenix Inn, 415 Capitol Way N, Olympia (Yom Kippur)
Contact Rabbi Cheski Edelman at 360-584-4306 or info@jewisholympia.com, www.JewishOlympia.com
Selichot: 10 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah eve: 6 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1: 9 a.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2: 9 a.m.
Kol Nidre: 6:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Morning Services: 9 a.m.
Yizkor Memorial Service: 12 p.m.
Afternoon Service: 4:30 p.m.
Ne’ilah Closing Service: 6 p.m.
Fast Ends at: 7:24 p.m. (Followed by light refreshments)
Join them for an easy-to-follow service in a warm and friendly atmosphere. Traditional services using Hebrew-English prayer books, with commentary and explanations provided by the rabbi during the service. No background or affiliation necessary.
Congregation B’nai Torah
Held at 3437 Libby Road NE, Olympia
Contact Rabbi Jaron Matlow at 360-951-8899 or jmatlow@yahoo.com, www.bnai-torah-olympia.org
Rosh Hashanah eve: 6:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Main Service: 9 a.m.
Evening Service: 7 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2: 9 a.m.
Kol Nidre:
Mincha: 5:30 p.m.
Kol Nidre: 6 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Main Service: 9:30 a.m.
Mincha: 4:30 p.m.
Ne’ilah: 5:15 p.m.
Cost: Free
This is a traditional, egalitarian service using the Silverman Machzor. They are a small crowd but have great energy.
PORT TOWNSEND
Bet Shira
Held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Jefferson and Tyler, Uptown Port Townsend
Contact Barry Lerich at 360-379-3042 or betshira@yahoo.com, www.betshira.com
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1: 10 a.m.
Kol Nidre: 6:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Morning Service: 10 a.m.
Yizkor: 4:30 p.m.
Closing: 5:30 p.m. (closing followed by dairy/vegetarian potluck Break-Fast)
Cost: Free
All services are conducted by lay leaders and generally follow Reform/Conservative guidelines.
PULLMAN
Jewish Community of the Palouse, Washington State University Hillel
Held at Unitarian Universalist Church, 420 E 2nd St., Moscow, Idaho
Contact Myron Schreck at 208-882-0971 or schreck2020@msn.com
Rosh Hashanah eve: 6:45 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1: Call for times
Kol Nidre: 6:45 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Morning service: Call for times
Concluding Service: 5 p.m. (with a Yizkor service)
Final Shofar blast: 6:30 p.m. (followed by a potluck Break-Fast.)
Cost: Free
SPOKANE
Congregation Emanu-El
Held at Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 West Fort Wright Dr., Spokane
Contact 509-835-5050 or info@spokaneemanu-el.org, spokaneemanu-el.org
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:30 p.m. (Oneg to follow)
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Children’s Service: 9:30 a.m.
Torah Service: 10 a.m.
Noon Break: Brown bag lunch/beverages provided
Tashlich Services: 1 p.m.
Kol Nidre: 7 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Morning Service: 10 a.m.
Group Discussion: 3–4 p.m.
Memorial and Concluding Services: 4 p.m. (followed by Break-Fast dairy potluck)
Cost: Recommended $100, no one will be turned away due to ability to pay.
All are welcome to join them in services led by student rabbi Miriam Farber and cantorial soloist Susan Windham.
Temple Beth Shalom
Held at 1322 E 30th, Spokane
Contact Rabbi Michael Goldstein at mgoldstein@spokanetbs.org, www.spokanetbs.org
Selichot:
Refreshments: 10:30 p.m.
Selichot Service: 11:15 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Morning Service: 8 a.m.
Youth Service, Gan Rachel–3rd: 10:30 a.m.
Youth Service, 4th–7th Grades: 11:30 a.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
Morning Service: 8 a.m.
Erev Shabbat Service: 5:45 p.m.
Evening Service: 6:45 p.m.
Kol Nidre:
Yom Kippur Evening Service/Kol Nidre: 6 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Morning Service: 9 a.m.
Youth Service, Gan Rachel–3rd: 10:30 a.m.
Youth Service, 4th–7th Grades: 11:30 a.m.
Yizkor: 1:15 p.m.
Holy Day Discussion: 4:30 p.m.
Mincha and Ne’ilah: 5 p.m.
Havdalah/Shofar/Break-Fast: 7 p.m.
TACOMA
Chabad of Pierce County
Held at the Professional Development Center Auditorium (Adjacent to Skyline Elementary School), 6501 N 23rd St., Tacoma
Contact Rabbi Zalman Heber at 253-565-8770 or rabbi@ChabadPierceCounty.com, www.ChabadPierceCounty.com
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Morning Service: 9 a.m.
Shofar Sounding: 11:30 a.m.
Tashlich Service at Titlow Beach: 4:30 p.m.
Evening Services: 7 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
Morning Service: 9 a.m.
Shofar Sounding: 11:30 a.m.
Evening Services: 7 p.m.
Kol Nidre: 7 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Morning Service: 10 a.m.
Yizkor Memorial Service: 12 p.m.
Minchah and Ne’ilah Closing Service: 5 p.m.
Fast Ends At: 7:21 p.m. (Followed by a Break-Fast meal)
Cost: Free
Hebrew/English prayer books, warm and friendly atmosphere, no background or affiliation necessary, traditional and contemporary services, special children’s program. Advance reservations are suggested.
Temple Beth El
Held at 5975 S 12th St., Tacoma
Contact Rebecca Farley at 253-564-7101 or info@templebethel18.org, www.templebethel18.org
Selichot:
Program: 7:30 p.m.
Selichot Service: 9:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah eve:
Family Service: 5 p.m.
Tot Service: 6 p.m.
Main Service: 8 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Family Service: 9 a.m.
Morning Service: 10:30 a.m.
Tashlich Service at Owen Beach: 1:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
Morning Service: 10 a.m.
Kol Nidre:
Family Service: 5 p.m.
Tot Service: 6 p.m.
Main Service: 8 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Family Service: 9 a.m.
Morning Service: 10:30 a.m.
Study Session: 1:30 p.m.
Afternoon Service: 3 p.m.
Yizkor/Ne’ilah Services: 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $300 for individual or $500 for family; free if current members of another synagogue, with a letter of reciprocity from that synagogue.
TRI-CITIES
Congregation Beth Sholom
Held at 312 Thayer Dr., Richland, WA 99352
Contact Tikva Glantz at 509-627-0697 or info@richland.uscjhost.net, richland.uscjhost.net
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Main Service: 9:30 a.m.
Children’s Service: 10 a.m.
Tashlich: 5 p.m. at Lee Blvd. and Columbia River at Howard Amon Park
Evening Service: 7 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
Main Service: 9:30 a.m.
Dairy Potluck and Shabbat Services (call or email for details): 6 p.m.
Kol Nidre: 6 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Main Service: 9:30 a.m.
Children’s Service: 10 a.m.
Yizkor: 11 a.m.
Ask the Rabbi: 4 p.m.
Concluding Services: 5:15 p.m.
Community Break-the-fast: 7 p.m.
Cost: Free
Rabbi Jack Izakson (formerly of Temple Beth Shalom, Spokane) will lead High Holiday services. Mid-Columbia Jews and visitors welcome.
VANCOUVER, WA
Chabad of Clark County
Held at the Chabad Jewish Center, 9604 NE 126th Ave., Suite 2320, Vancouver
Contact Rabbi Shmulik Greenberg at 360-993-5222 or info@JewishClarkCounty.com, www.JewishClarkCounty.com
Rosh Hashanah eve: 6 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1:
Morning Service: 9:30 a.m.
Shofar Blowing: 11:30 a.m.
Educational Children’s Program: 11:30 a.m.
Family Service, Tashlich Waterfront Services and Rosh Hashanah food tasting: 5:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
Morning Service: 9:30 a.m.
Shofar Blowing: 11:30 a.m.
Kol Nidre: 6:15 p.m.
Yom Kippur:
Morning Service: 9:30 a.m.
Children’s program: 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Yizkor Memorial Service: 11:30 a.m.
Mincha/Ne’ilah–Closing Service: 5:15 p.m.
Final Shofar Blowing/Break-Fast: 7:22 p.m.
Cost: No cost, reservations appreciated
WALLA WALLA
Congregation Beth Israel
Held at Congregation Beth Israel, 1202 E Alder St., Walla Walla
Contact Jennifer Winchell at winchelljennifer@yahoo.com
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7 p.m., followed by oneg
Rosh Hashanah day: 10 a.m., followed by oneg
Tashlich ceremony: 3 p.m., Lakum Dukum, Whitman Campus
Kol Nidre: 7 p.m.
Yom Kippur: Morning service, 10 a.m. Other services and events to be announced.
If you find yourself in Walla Walla for the High Holy Days, please join them for services.
WHIDBEY ISLAND
Whidbey Island Jewish Community
Held at The Whidbey Institute at Chinook
Contact Ruth Neuwald Falcon at RabbiTedFalcon@gmail.com, www.rabbitedfalcon.com, wijc.wordpress.com
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1: 10:30 a.m.
Cost: Program fee $85 (includes lunch on Thursday); limited overnight spaces available for an additional $89
A non-traditional, meditative celebration of the universal, spiritual energies of Rosh Hashanah. Led by Rabbi Ted Falcon, with Stephen Merritt.
Whidbey Island Jewish Community
Held at the Freeland Park Boat Launch on Holmes Harbor
Contact Susan Bennett, wijc.wordpress.com
Rosh Hashanah day 2:
Tashlich: 5 p.m.
Mincha: 7:19 p.m.
Bread will be provided.
YAKIMA
Temple Shalom
Held at 1517 Browne Ave. Yakima, WA
Contact Paula Glazer Vornbrock at 509-966-1261 or yakimatemple@gmail.com
Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:30 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah day 1: 10 a.m. (Tashlich service will follow)
Kol Nidre: 7:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur: 10 a.m., resuming at 4 p.m.
Cost: Free
High Holy Day services will be led by Student Rabbi Molly Plotnik using the Reform machzor.